Tigersharks win Mitey Mite Bowl

The Tigersharks defeated Brentwood Falcons 36-6 to win the Mitey Mite Bowl championship. With the win, the Tigersharks finished the season with an 8-0-2 record.

Pacifica scored on the first play of scrimmage on an 80-yard touchdown. Brentwood fumbled on its first possession, resulting in another pass scoring touchdown. Pacifica scored three more passing touchdowns before the game was called due to darkness.

The Tigersharks finished their regular season with a 24-0 win over Westbay Rams.

The Tigersharks unloaded an aerial assault in the first half easily taking the lead that would not be relinquished. Sean Quanico connected on a 70 yard touchdown to Njhsanni Wilhitte. Another pass to Nathaniel Bendo gave Pacifica their second score.

The Tigersharks finished the second half with rushing touchdowns by Quanico and Rios.

A long string of success across the board helped the Pacifica Tigersharks towards an overwhelming Junior Midget Division 41-19 win over Gonazles.

An early pass by Jared Julian helped the Tigersharks score early. On defense, the defensive line shut down most gains quickly, with tackles by Layne Couri Jared Julian, and Giovanni Fabiani-Wyatt. A block of a Gonzales punt by Chris Villa gave tee Tigersharks possession on the 25 yard line. This allowed Scott Tomei to score another touchdown.

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Soon forced to punt again, Richie Walls returned the ball back to the 20 yard line. Blasting through some feeble tackle attempts, Deshawn Dawson and Fabiani-Wyatt took the ball to the six-yard line at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter the defense consistently forced Gonazles toward a fourth down punt, and even forced the opponent quarterback to throw the ball away on a failed pass attempt. On offense, Walls pinballed himself between blockers for a 60 yard run. A fumble recovery by Danny Constantine and a run by Julian helped bring the score to28-0. Walls ended the game by taking to take a knee on the one-yard line.

The Tigersharks started strong on offense with a pass completion to Cruise Thompson. After an interception by West Bay, the defense showed initial strength with Tyler Ramos and Mateo Jimenez holding the line and forcing a fourth down turnover. However, as time wore on the offense began to have trouble often on fourth down turnovers.

Defensively, Ramos had a sack on the quarterback, Jones Renteria recovered a fumble and Vincent O'Brien had a pass interception.

Dominant defense and breakout offensive plays helped propel the Tigersharks to their first Pee Wee Division playoff game in a 14-6 win over West Valley Falcons.

Defensively, the Tigersharks covered all bases. Levi Stubbles deflected a pass, Caspian Grabowski stopped a run up the middle, Thompson ran down an opponent on a double reverse and tackles by Thompson and Tyler Morton-Feazell brought ball possession to Pacifica.

On offense, a pass reception by Thompson in the middle of three defenders resulted in the first touchdown of the game. Quarter one ended with stronger defense, including a sack by Stubbles and Grabowski.

Quarter two saw more breakout offensive play when Thompson ran 80 yards on a kickoff to score. Raphael Bendo ran with a Falcon on his back. Isiah Burton recorded a sack.

By quarter three the Falcons started to get smart and double-team the right players. Mateo Jimenez was double-teamed yet completed a pass and ran to the 30 yard line. This limited offensive gains. Nevertheless, the defense held strong and completely stopped gains by the Falcons. Thompson continued to chase down breakout runners. Burton and Vincent O'Brien got another sack and Morton-Feazell and Kevin Neri squashed a keeper. The game closed out with no more score on either side leading to a Tigershark victory.

In a repeat matchup, the Tigersharks and West Bay Rams faced each other one more time in a playoff game. It was clear both teams were familiar with each other; however, the Ram defense proved too tough for Pacifica in the 20-0 loss.

Defensively, the Tigersharks seemed to stop all plays quickly in the first quarter, forcing multiple fourth downs. For whatever reason, the Tigersharks appeared to favor ankle and leg grab tackles with fine plays by Ramos, Mateo Jimenez, and Thompson. However, this was not enough to stop the Rams, and they scored in the last minute of the quarter.

A fumble put the Tigersharks back on defense; however, a sack by Isiah Burton helped turn the tide to bring possession back to the Tigersharks. Thompson ran in on a fourth down punt and recovered the ball tapped by the Rams, gaining 35 yards.

In the second half, the plays shifted with Thompson running. He started with a quarterback sneak that gained 50 yards. However, the Rams caught on quick and began targeting Thompson. Quarter four saw more big runs by Thompson, and a completed pass to Levi Stubbles. However, it was not enough to break the Rams defense, and the Rams ran down the clock to finish the game.